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7. Connected Discourses with Rāhula 1. The First Chapter 1. Discourse on the Eye 188. Thus have I heard – on one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's Park. Then the Venerable Rāhula approached the Blessed One; having approached, he paid homage to the Blessed One and sat down to one side. Seated to one side, the Venerable Rāhula said to the Blessed One: "It would be good for me, Bhante, if the Blessed One would teach me the Dhamma in brief, so that having heard the Dhamma from the Blessed One, I might dwell alone, secluded, diligent, ardent, and resolute." "What do you think, Rāhula, is the eye permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, Bhante." "But what is impermanent, is that suffering or happiness?" "Suffering, Bhante." "But what is impermanent, suffering, subject to change, is it fit to regard it thus – 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?" "No, Bhante." "Is the ear permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, Bhante." "Is the nose permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, Bhante." "Is the tongue permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, Bhante." "Is the body permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, Bhante." "Is the mind permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, Bhante." "But what is impermanent, is that suffering or happiness?" "Suffering, Bhante." "But what is impermanent, suffering, subject to change, is it fit to regard it thus – 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?" "No, Bhante." "Seeing thus, Rāhula, the instructed noble disciple becomes disenchanted with the eye; becomes disenchanted with the ear; becomes disenchanted with the nose; becomes disenchanted with the tongue; becomes disenchanted with the body; becomes disenchanted with the mind; being disenchanted, he becomes dispassionate; through dispassion, he is liberated; when liberated, there is the knowledge: 'Liberated.' He understands: 'Birth is destroyed, the holy life has been lived, what was to be done has been done, there is no more for this state of being.'" The First. 2. Discourse on Forms He was staying at Sāvatthī... "What do you think, Rāhula, are forms permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." ... "Are sounds... smells... tastes... tactile objects... mental phenomena permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." ... "Seeing thus, Rāhula, the instructed noble disciple becomes disenchanted with forms... becomes disenchanted with sounds... becomes disenchanted with smells... becomes disenchanted with tastes... becomes disenchanted with tactile objects... becomes disenchanted with mental phenomena; becoming disenchanted, he becomes dispassionate... he understands." The Second. 3. Discourse on Consciousness He was staying at Sāvatthī... "What do you think, Rāhula, is eye-consciousness permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." ... "Is ear-consciousness... nose-consciousness... tongue-consciousness... body-consciousness... mind-consciousness permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." ... "Seeing thus, Rāhula, the instructed noble disciple becomes disenchanted with eye-consciousness... becomes disenchanted with ear-consciousness... becomes disenchanted with nose-consciousness... becomes disenchanted with tongue-consciousness... becomes disenchanted with body-consciousness... becomes disenchanted with mind-consciousness; becoming disenchanted, he becomes dispassionate... he understands." The Third. 4. Discourse on Contact He was staying at Sāvatthī... "What do you think, Rāhula, is eye-contact permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." ... "Is ear-contact... nose-contact... tongue-contact... body-contact... mind-contact permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, venerable sir." ... "Seeing thus, Rāhula, the instructed noble disciple becomes disenchanted with eye-contact... becomes disenchanted with ear-contact... becomes disenchanted with nose-contact... becomes disenchanted with tongue-contact... becomes disenchanted with body-contact... becomes disenchanted with mind-contact; becoming disenchanted, he becomes dispassionate... he understands." The Fourth. 5. Discourse on Feeling He was staying at Sāvatthī... "What do you think, Rāhula,..." What do you think, Rahula, is feeling born of eye-contact permanent or impermanent? Impermanent, venerable sir. ... is feeling born of ear-contact ... is feeling born of nose-contact ... is feeling born of tongue-contact ... is feeling born of body-contact ... is feeling born of mind-contact permanent or impermanent? Impermanent, venerable sir. ... Seeing thus, Rahula, the instructed noble disciple becomes disenchanted with feeling born of eye-contact ... with ear-contact ... with nose-contact ... with tongue-contact ... with body-contact ... with feeling born of mind-contact ... he understands. The fifth. 6. Perception Sutta 193. Dwelling at Savatthi. ... What do you think, Rahula, is perception of forms permanent or impermanent? Impermanent, venerable sir. ... is perception of sounds ... is perception of smells ... is perception of tastes ... is perception of touches ... is perception of mental phenomena permanent or impermanent? Impermanent, venerable sir. ... Seeing thus, Rahula, the instructed noble disciple becomes disenchanted with perception of forms ... with perception of sounds ... with perception of smells ... with perception of tastes ... with perception of touches ... with perception of mental phenomena ... he understands. The sixth. 7. Volition Sutta 194. Dwelling at Savatthi. ... What do you think, Rahula, is volition regarding forms permanent or impermanent? Impermanent, venerable sir. ... is volition regarding sounds ... is volition regarding smells ... is volition regarding tastes ... is volition regarding touches ... is volition regarding mental phenomena permanent or impermanent? Impermanent, venerable sir. ... Seeing thus, Rahula, the instructed noble disciple becomes disenchanted with volition regarding forms ... with volition regarding sounds ... with volition regarding smells ... with volition regarding tastes ... with volition regarding touches ... with volition regarding mental phenomena ... he understands. The seventh. 8. Craving Sutta 195. Dwelling at Savatthi. ... What do you think, Rahula, is craving for forms permanent or impermanent? Impermanent, venerable sir. ... craving for sounds... craving for smells... craving for tastes... craving for tactile objects... craving for mental objects, is it permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, sir."... "Seeing thus, Rahula, the instructed noble disciple becomes disenchanted with craving for forms... becomes disenchanted with craving for sounds... becomes disenchanted with craving for smells... becomes disenchanted with craving for tastes... becomes disenchanted with craving for tactile objects... becomes disenchanted with craving for mental objects... he understands." The Eighth. 9. The Discourse on Elements 196. Resides at Savatthi... "What do you think, Rahula, is the earth element permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, sir."... "the water element... the fire element... the air element... the space element... the consciousness element, is it permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, sir."... "Seeing thus, Rahula, the instructed noble disciple becomes disenchanted with the earth element... becomes disenchanted with the water element... becomes disenchanted with the fire element... becomes disenchanted with the air element... becomes disenchanted with the space element... becomes disenchanted with the consciousness element... he understands." The Ninth. 10. The Discourse on Aggregates 197. Resides at Savatthi... "What do you think, Rahula, is form permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, sir."... "feeling... perception... mental formations... consciousness, is it permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, sir."... "Seeing thus, Rahula, the instructed noble disciple becomes disenchanted with form... becomes disenchanted with feeling... becomes disenchanted with perception... becomes disenchanted with mental formations... becomes disenchanted with consciousness; being disenchanted, he becomes dispassionate; through dispassion, he is liberated; in liberation, the knowledge 'liberated' arises. 'Birth is destroyed, the holy life has been lived, what was to be done has been done, there is no more for this state of being,' he understands." The Tenth. The First Chapter. Its Summary – Eye, and form, and consciousness, contact, and also feeling; Perception, volition, craving, element, with aggregates, these are ten. 2. The Second Chapter 1. The Discourse on the Eye 198. Thus have I heard – At one time the Blessed One was at Sa He was dwelling in Vatthiya. Then indeed, Venerable Rahula approached the Blessed One; having approached, he bowed to the Blessed One, and sat down to one side. To Venerable Rahula, as he sat to one side, the Blessed One said this: "What do you think, Rahula, is the eye permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, sir." "But what is impermanent, is that suffering or happiness?" "Suffering, sir." "But what is impermanent, suffering, subject to change, is it fit to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?" "No, sir." "The ear... (and so on) ... the nose... the tongue... the body... the mind... is it permanent or impermanent?" "Impermanent, sir." "But what is impermanent, is that suffering or happiness?" "Suffering, sir." "But what is impermanent, suffering, subject to change, is it fit to regard it thus: 'This is mine, this I am, this is my self'?" "No, sir." "Seeing thus, Rahula, the instructed noble disciple becomes disenchanted with the eye... (and so on) ... becomes disenchanted with the ear... becomes disenchanted with the nose... becomes disenchanted with the tongue... becomes disenchanted with the body... becomes disenchanted with the mind; being disenchanted, he becomes dispassionate; through dispassion, he is liberated;